An Australian baby has reportedly died in a brutal revenge act by Islamic State

An Australian baby has been killed by the Islamic State in the Middle East.Source:Alamy

THE Attorney General’s office said today they were unable to confirm the death of an Australian baby allegedly murdered by Islamic State terrorists after its freedom fighter father tried to leave a war zone.

The Daily Telegraph reported Friday the baby had been killed by the bloodthirsty Islamic State after the infant’s father contacted Australian authorities to seek help getting out of the war zone in the Middle East.

The Daily Telegraph said intelligence agencies believed the murder was payback by Islamic State when it was discovered the father was planning to leave.

However, the office of the Attorney General George Brandis said they had concerns over the accuracy of information coming out of Syria and Iraq.

“As we have said previously, the Government’s capacity to confirm reports of deaths in either Syria or Iraq is limited. These places are war zones, with many ungoverned spaces,” a statement from the Attorney General’s Office said.

A counter terrorism researcher told news.com.au that murder of children, even babies, was not outside the realm of ISIS. He said acts such as these were probably “just the tip of the iceberg” and predicted we would see more barbaric acts fomr the terror group in the years to come.

Deakin University Professor Greg Barton said people who were radicalised had been seduced into believing they were the ones doing the right thing and were “naive” about how dangerous IS could be.

It was only after arriving in danger zones they realised the extent of what they were involved in.

“The reality is different...ISIS celebrate executions and are exceptionally cruel.”

A spokesman for Attorney-General George Brandis told The Daily Telegraph the federal government condemned any parent who put their family in danger in Islamic State territory.

“The government has consistently said going to the conflict zone puts yourself and others in danger,” the spokesman said.

“The Government’s top priority is the safety of the Australian public and we will always act in our national interest. We have reformed our national security laws to ensure our agencies have the powers they need, and we will continue to do so.”

Prof Barton said ISIS violence extended to their own people and not just their enemies. They did so to “instil fear and cower” people into doing what they wanted.

Prof Barton said IS ran the cities it controlled like “ a police state” so when someone tried to leave, they would quickly know.

He feared such killings were only the “tip of the iceberg”.

“We hear about some of them, but many of them we don’t.” That would change as IS came under increasing fire and was driven out of the cities it holds.

“There will be a lot more to come. We will be hearing lots, from both sides, of the things they have seen.”

If someone was “foolish” enough to believe the IS propaganda they would learn the consequences of crossing them when they tried to return home, he said.